Horse Sense Skill Cards

Take your equine-assisted psychotherapy and learning sessions to the next level!

How do these cards immediately benefit your practice?

Horse Sense Skill Cards

• provide the treatment team with a clearer understanding of the client’s reading and comprehension abilities
• are helpful for visual learners and can be referenced in the moment during a session
• create an immediate bridge from the arena to the rest of the client’s life.

The 50 cards in the Horse Sense Skill Cards are designed to assist in the process of learning and development that occurs through equine-assisted psychotherapy and learning sessions.

Originally designed for working with at-risk and adjudicated youth, we've expanded the scope, and these cards are now suitable for a variety of populations including couples, families, groups and more!

Download our Skill Cards Info Sheet for even more information!

We've created groups of cards well suited for many of the populations you serve:

FOR DEPRESSION
Challenging Distorted Thoughts, What is Depression, Signs of Depression, Self-Care.

FOR ANXIETY
Approach & Retreat, Moving thru Anxiety, Responding to Fear, Good for You!

FOR FAMILY
Balance, Phases, Respect for the Environment, Relationships, Boundaries, Good Listening.

FOR YOUTH AT RISK
Barn vs. School vs. Home, Self-Respect, Respect for Others, Diversity, Standing Up for Yourself.

When facilitating with these cards we recommend that you remain humble and aware enough to recognize that these skills are not just for your participants. Hopefully these cards will remind you of your own areas for growth and development, and help you continue to improve as an EAP-L facilitator.

What are the skills? 

Observing My Environment                          What is Depression                           Touch & Go

Knowing My Body                                         Are You Dealing with Depression        Responding to Fear

Paying Attention to my Thoughts                  "I" Staments                                    Approach and Retreat

Problem Solving                                           Stages of Grief (SOG)                        Missing Out on the Good Stuff

Awareness of Triggers                                  SOG: Denial                                      Moving Through Anxiety

Changing Negative Thoughts                       SOG: Anger                                       Phases

Empathy                                                     SOG: Bargaining                                Personal Space

Deep Breathing                                           SOG: Depression                                Boundaries

Brainstorming Options                                 SOG: Acceptance                                Barn vs. School vs. Home

Weighing the Pro's and Con's                       Muscle Relaxation                               Self Respect

Identifying Feelings                                     Good For You!                                     Respect for Others

Be Assertive                                               Challenging Distorted Thoughts           Respect for the Environment

Dealing with Anger Before It's Too Late        Relationships                                      Setting up for Success

Participating in Enjoyable Activities              Diversity                                             Self-Care

Learning Zones                                           Right Brain vs. Left Brain                    Balance

Thinking, Feeling, and What We Do             Good Listening                                    Change

Learning When Not to do What You've Always Done